Question

a cell is put in a solution with a salt concentration much higher than the cell cytoplasm. what will most likely happen
cell swells
cell remains the same
cell shrinks
cell burst

Explanation:

When a cell is placed in a solution with a higher salt concentration (hypertonic solution) than its cytoplasm, water moves out of the cell via osmosis (from an area of lower solute concentration, inside the cell, to higher solute concentration, outside the cell). This loss of water causes the cell to shrink. A cell swells in a hypotonic solution (lower solute outside), remains same in isotonic (equal solute), and bursts in a very hypotonic solution (too much water intake, common in animal cells). Here, the external solution is hypertonic, so the cell shrinks.

Answer:

C. cell shrinks